There’s Now An App To Get You A Surrogate Drinker in China

If you're in China, and a lightweight when information technology comes to alcohol consumption, or if you're traveling to the state for a business deal, there'due south at present an app that can help yous drink at social events or concern meetings.

Drinking alcohol is a very useful skill in Chinese culture, and business deals are usually sealed with a lot of drinking. Even in social events, Chinese culture demands that people eat and drink anything the host serves, and the amount of alcohol you potable is usually directly considered equally the corporeality of respect yous're showing the host.

Up until now, this put lightweight drinkers at a big disadvantage. Either you beverage more than you tin can handle, which would definitely issue in either projectile vomiting, or you lot don't drink and take a chance making the host feel disrespected — both things one wouldn't desire happening at a social event or a meeting to seal a business deal.

However, a new app 'eDaihe' now offers a surrogate drinking service in the country. The name 'eDaihe' is Mandarin for "to potable on behalf of," and the app is basically simply that — it offers surrogate drinkers to people who need someone else to handle their alcohol for them.

The process is pretty straightforward, really. People who want to make money for drinking can merely put up a contour on the app with their proper name, age, photograph and the corporeality of alcohol they can handle. Then, people looking for surrogates can choose the person they want, based on altitude, drinking capability and more. Pricing is discussed privately between the surrogate and the person looking to hire them.

Speaking nearly the inspiration backside this otherwise unusual app, a spokesperson for eDaihe said, "Virtually people who drinkable are social animals, and so we thought why don't we launch a surrogate drinking service to help them make friends."

The app is currently bachelor in 36 Chinese cities, including Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Beijing. It is highly unlikely that the app will see the light of twenty-four hour period in other countries, generally because of laws effectually drinking.